Pulling left under braking

PNYPWRD

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I have heard that this could be a couple different things, master cylinder, caliper piston stuck, uneven rotor, etc.
Before I tore it apart, I thought I would ask. It does it at all speeds.
Does not pull under normal driving...
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If it was just when driving, first check is for a tyre going flat, as its only pulling under braking, if it pulls hard left, means there's usually little braking pressure from the opposite side to the pull, ie, if its pulling hard left the front right is not providing enough stopping power.
If its a slight pull, left, you would check the back right hand side for weakness.
Best thing is take it to a garage, or testing station, with a brake tester, it will show up immediately as very low effort on one corner.
 

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it can be a number of things, but the first thing i would do is check to make sure that both front tires are inflated properly and even. if they are, i would check to see if its aligned. a misaligned front end will cause a pull under braking.
 
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Thanks for the responses. The alignment seems good, I think it's a lack of brake from the right side.
Thanks again.
 

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PNYPWRD said:
Thanks for the responses. The alignment seems good, I think it's a lack of brake from the right side.
Thanks again.

alignment seemed good on mine too.....till i took it in. turns out every single angle was off. they aligned it, and it still ran true just like it used to, but it didnt pull on braking anymore
 

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PNYPWRD said:
Thanks for the responses. The alignment seems good, I think it's a lack of brake from the right side.
Thanks again.

First check for correct tire pressure, next verify alignment is correct, finally check the brakes(caliper, trash in lines, warped rotor)
 

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if it is pulling left when under braking it is more than likely a bad caliper, not lubricated slides, or a collapsed brake line
on the left side.
 

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